Young People And Minorities Are Brimming With Optimism — Republicans Are Totally Miserable

A
new poll from Gallup investigating how people perceive their
standard of living found that, in recent years, young
people and minority groups have never been as optimistic as they
are today.

In 2013, 61 percent of Democrats say that their standard of
living is improving. Only 39 percent of Republicans agree, and a
larger number — 41 percent — believe it is getting worse.

In fact, groups that typically lean Democratic are much more
optimistic than their Republican counterparts.

A whopping 80 percent of 18 to 29 year olds believe that their
standard of living is getting better and merely 12 percent
believe it is getting worse. Racial and ethnic minorities also
see their own situation improving as well — 68 to 71 percent of
Hispanics, Asians and Blacks agree their situation is getting
better.

Still, things are not going as well for traditionally Republican
constituencies. Thirty-seven percent of people 65 years and older
believe that their standard of living is getting worse while only
28 percent believe it is improving.